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30 Times Construction Workers Tried To Cut Corners But Things Took A Turn For The Worse
Many construction roles are physically demanding which is why it is considered hard work. Every day requires lifting heavy materials and operating dangerous tools while maintaining attention to detail and following a tight schedule. Not to mention all the early mornings and late nights!
So to make it a bit easier for themselves, some workers cut corners. However, that often involves taking up more risk. And the Instagram account 'Construction Fails' is here to remind everyone that there's a limit to how far you can push these boundaries.
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''not My Job'' Awards Goes To ⠀
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This Will Be The New Way To Get Around All Job Sites
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Nothing To See Here Folks
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The Most Appropriate Anchor Point
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Bob Doesn’t Do Just One Safety Infraction, He Does Many
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Is This Any Better Bob?
Persephone 3 years ago
There has to be an anchor point under those sandbags... the sandbags are just there to protect the structure and offer stability... right???? This is what I'm telling myself 😬
#8
Bobs Solution When The Trench Is Just A Little Too Deep For The Bucket
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Why Bother Getting A Lift When You Have Three Ladders And Some Lumber Right Bob
#10
When Electrician Bob Runs His Conduit Where You Told Him Not To
The Exquisite Pancake 3 years ago
Who is this mysterious bob and why is he watching/destroyed life as we know it
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Bob Hold On I’ll Give You A Hand Out
#12
This Has Been Posted All Over
#13
Real Heroes Don’t Wear Capes, Real Heroes Strap Loads To The Roof And Pray
#14
The Backside Of The Rebar Really Needed To Be Inspected Didn’t It Bob
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Don't Worry Guys.the Taper Will Fix It Haha
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Builder Bob Hiding From Monday’s!
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Hey Bob Just Drop Her Right Over There
#18
Yea Bob We’ve Got The Same Feeling About This Week As Well
Marcos Valencia 3 years ago
The sad side, is that this is one of the safest setup in the whole page.
#19
Bob Quick The Safety Inspector Is Here, Get Rid Of The Lift
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Who Needs Scaffolding For Stairs When You Have Bob Ingenuity
#21
When The Electrician Is Using The Lift Bob Improvises
#22
Just Use The Hazard Notice Board Bob, It’ll Be Fine
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It’s Ladder Week At Construction Fails - Pay Attention Osha! When That Top Rung Just Won’t Be Enough
QuirkyKittyGirl 3 years ago
Not only did he use buckets, but there's a BOARD on top of each bucket! Plus, don't ladders usually have a warning sticker that says something like, do not stand above this (second) rung?
#24
Bob You Remember To Put Up The Pylons Right?
#25
I Feel Like Bob Is Starting To Tell A Story
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Bob Doesn’t Have An Operators License So He Hand Digs
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Hey Bob Can You Go Grab The Bucket Off The Top Shelf?
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Nailed It
Take me to dinner first 3 years ago (edited)
This looks like one of those images that "move" if you scroll the screen edit: THANKS BORED&INSCHOOL! SCROOOOLL
#29
Bob Just Doesn’t Have Time To Rent Scissor Lifts
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I Got You Bob
A B C the Third 3 years ago
To be honest: nothing you can do on an official job site, but for home improvement, this isn't too bad. Just guesstimating, using my index finger as a ruler, I'd say black shirt guy has to hold about 20% of white shirt guy's weight by pure leverage. White shirt guy ain't the bulkiest, let's say (and that's a stretch) 80 kg, plus the ladder weighing 10kg of which Black Shirt has to hold roundabout 50%. That makes roughly 20kg. So that's a crate of beer. For any movement White Shirt makes, Black Shirt only has to compensate for about 20% as well, the rest is going to go into the ground without any effect. This makes it way more stable for Black Shirt, as he's got way less load, and way more stable for White Shirt, cause Black Shirt won't jiggle as much (and even if he does, the leverage will compensate). I mean, it'd STILL be a better idea to get a specialised ladder, yadda yadda yaddy, but be honest: for that ONE LIGHTBULB you need to put in, would YOU rent that?
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Bob - There’s A Wind Storm Coming Through Tonight - You Remembered To Secure The Materials Right?⠀
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Why Waste Time Mixing When The Bag Will Do Just Fine Right Bob?
Bisha Moten 3 years ago
Quikrete is designed to work this way. One of the things it notes on the bag, is that you can do this, soak the bag, and when it hardens you get a kind of block.
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Bob Getting Creative With The Crane Setup
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Nailed It Bob
Robert T 3 years ago
The only thing wrong with this is a lack of understanding as to what is going on. You can clearly see that that road has been cut to make way for a different kerb/pavement layout, as there is black infill that doesn't have road markings on it. The crossing markings have yet to be burnt off and remarked in their new positions.
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Nailed It Bob
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Thanks To Reddit Aquariusvittae For This One!
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Who Needs Pipe Hangers
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Quick Bob No One Will Notice
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The Original Tag On This Was "Just Sketchy Enough" - I'd Argue Bob Engineered This One In His Sleep
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New Tools, Same Bob
Lawrencium 3 years ago (edited)
This worked out well enough up until the guy holding the ladder had to take his lunch.
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Rosie 3 years ago
At an old job building & repairing schools, we got a complaint of bad smells a few months after installing a semi-permanent trailer. Inspection shows the new sewer pipes were properly done, except for a section of about 2 feet that had no pipe at all, but had been carefully wrapped in insulation (along w/the rest of the piping). My boss sent a letter w/kudos to the insulation manufacturer because the material worked, by itself, for almost 6 months. The letter to the installing contractors did not include kudos.
Rosie 3 years ago
At an old job building & repairing schools, we got a complaint of bad smells a few months after installing a semi-permanent trailer. Inspection shows the new sewer pipes were properly done, except for a section of about 2 feet that had no pipe at all, but had been carefully wrapped in insulation (along w/the rest of the piping). My boss sent a letter w/kudos to the insulation manufacturer because the material worked, by itself, for almost 6 months. The letter to the installing contractors did not include kudos.
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